Hopkins Custom Tail Light Wiring Kit for Towed Vehicles
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Hopkins Custom Tail Light Wiring Kit for Towed Vehicles
Item # HM56300
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Hopkins Tow Bar Wiring - HM56300
- Wiring Harness
- Plugs into Vehicle Wiring
- Tail Light Mount
- Custom
- Hopkins
Wire your vehicle and get the signal lights required for flat towing without having to splice into your wiring with this custom, plug-in harness. Integrated diodes prevent feedback from RV for safe operation. Wires as combined lighting system.
Features:
- Lets you wire your vehicle to accept your RV's tail, brake, and turn signal lights for flat towing
- Wires towed car as combined system so that brake and turn signals travel along same wire
- Provides 4-way flat plug at front of towed car to connect to motor home
- Plugs in quickly and easily - no cutting or splicing of wires
- Connection points are located behind your vehicle's tail lights
- Prevents electrical feedback to safeguard towed car's electrical system
- Weatherproof box keeps built-in diodes protected
- Won't interfere with electrical system when towed car is not hooked up to RV
- Custom designed for your vehicle
- Includes wiring harness, mounting bracket, and installation hardware
- Extension loop for connecting towed car to RV is sold separately
- Brake light relay (RM-88400 - sold separately) may be required if used with supplemental braking system
- 90-Day warranty
Wiring Your Towed Car with Hopkins
Wiring your car for flat towing has never been easier. No more testing wires or splicing into your electrical system. No need to painstakingly position multiple diodes beneath your vehicle. No worries about voiding your warranty. With this custom-fit towed vehicle wiring kit from Hopkins, all you have to do is plug the harness into your vehicle's existing wiring, which is located behind your car's tail light assemblies. No cutting, tapping, or splicing is required.
After plugging in the wiring harness, use the included bracket to mount the 4-way flat connector at the front of your towed car. An extension loop (sold separately) is required to connect your towed car to your RV.
Changing from a Separate to a Combined Lighting System
Your vehicle ordinarily operates on a 3-wire system, wherein the brake signal and the turn signals travel along different wires to illuminate different lights. (Typically, this means that your vehicle will have amber turn signals.) This is referred to as a "separate lighting system." When you hook up for flat towing using this harness, however, your towed car's lighting system will operate in a combined fashion. This means that the brake and turn signals sent by your RV to your towed car will be carried on a single wire. As a result, your car's brake lights will do the flashing for the turn signals. Your vehicle will still function as designed - with separate lighting - when not hooked up to your RV.
Do You Need a Brake Light Relay?
Because this harness wires your vehicle as a combined system, a brake light relay (RM-88400 - sold separately) may be required if you use a supplemental braking system with your towing setup. A supplemental braking system depresses the brake pedal in your towed car every time you apply the brakes in your RV. So, if your towed car's brake lights illuminate when the brake pedal is pressed and the engine is off - as is the case when towing - then you need to install a relay to ensure that the lights on your towed car always act in accordance with the signals sent by your RV via the wiring harness. Without a relay, the brake signal from your towed car will override the turn signal sent by your RV when you slow down to make turns, creating a potential hazard.
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This Product Fits The Following Vehicles
- 2007 - 2011 Honda CR-V
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Customer Satisfaction Score:
96% were satisfied with this product
4% of customers were not satisfied
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- Too difficult to install
- Product did not meet expectations
Customer Reviews
Hopkins Custom Tail Light Wiring Kit for Towed Vehicles - HM56300
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (35 Customer Reviews)
Wire your vehicle and get the signal lights required for flat towing without having to splice into your wiring with this custom, plug-in harness. Integrated diodes prevent feedback from RV for safe operation. Wires as combined lighting system.by: Brent 01/02/2024
Easy to install, no cutting or splicing just plug it into the wire harness and it’s done. Have used it for a year now over 8000 miles towing without any issues.
by: Pat 12/15/2023
The wiring harness worked really well. Plug right into vehicle harness.
by: Mark 05/11/2023
This wiring harness worked just as it should have. It was delivered quickly and the video was a good help.
by: Jerry 02/16/2023
I installed the kit myself, and it was a lot harder than I thought it would be. I even had a car lift, but getting the wires routed up to the front was still a real pain.
by: John12/03/2017
Products that were purchased were as advertise and directions were very helpful to hooking up. It’s nice that you could find some helpful hints to your project through etrailer. When ordering products all the people are very knowledgeable friendly and helpful to make sure you get the right product for your project.
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by: Tom06/21/2020
Having installed a diode kit on my previous toad. I wasn't looking forward to the business of cutting into the vehicle wiring harness and crimping in the 4 diodes and cramming all the wiring back into the taillight cavity and hoping I did it right.
While looking for videos on installing the kit I came across a video for installing the Hopkins kit.
I was able to return the do it yourself kit to etrailer without any problems and ordered the Hopkins kit.
It took longer to open up the panels in the cargo hatch than it did to hook up the preassembled kit. Probably the easiest chore in the making our 2007 Honda CRV into a towable vehicle. As close to plug and play as you can get .
by: Donald P04/02/2019
Honda
My wiring kit arrived today, it was three days late but no fault of E trailer. I watched the online video several times and was able to install it in about 2 hours. The hard parts were getting the taillight plugs to release. Then as I have no lift I had to do the routing laying on the garage floor. Since the Honda CR-V is pretty low slung it was definitely difficult, the fact that I am 76 and not as spry as I was some years ago didn’t make it any easier. Bottom line, once it was done and plugged into my motorhome it worked perfectly. I would definitely recommend the plug and tow to anyone who wants to tow behind a motor home.
by: Gary L.05/13/2017
2017 Jeep Wrangler
The service in delivering the Hopkins custom tail light wiring kit for my 2007 Honda CRV was very good except E-trailer sent me kit for a 2007-2010 Saturn Outlook! I called customer service the next day around 8:00 AM and Erin , who took my call, was very friendly and helpful in making the correction. Within 1 hour by e-mail she had the return UPS label for the Saturn kit sent to me and about 4-5 hours later I had a notice from E-trailer that the correct kit had shipped. I've purchased several items from E-trailer over the past 8-9 years, including a similar kit for my 2017 Jeep Wrangler 2 months ago, and this is the first error I've encountered. E-trailer quickly corrects any errors on their part so I'll probably continue to be a customer with them.
by: Dean King06/11/2015
2010 Honda CR-V
Received the wiring kit on time and it was exactly what I wanted/expected. Thanks
Bruce N.
2/5/2016
Hi, did you install this yourself? If so, how difficult? Was it for a 2011 CRV?
by: John 08/11/2021
Plug and play beats scotch locks everyday. 4 way ops simple 6pin to 4pin adapter, tested and operated successfully with only one follow up due to bulb failure.
by: Allen 03/02/2023
Great product. Easy install.
by: Brent 02/06/2021
2015 Saturn Relay
Took 15 min to install. Should have done it months ago. No more magnetic lights. (Added brake relay which tool longer but still pretty easy)
by: larry e03/27/2017
2009 Honda CR-V
I bought this item over a year ago, an it has done a great job, I would recommend, etrailer,on sales and products, and for a fair price
by: Mike l08/17/2017
Honda
Product well-built and a complete kit was furnished. My brother-in-law and I put it on our 2010 Honda CRV. It took most of the day to do it. Instructions were clear but it just takes sometime. Took the car and the motorhome out for a test drive yesterday and everything was working great. I would tell my friends about the product and encourage them to buy it if they are in the market for this.
by: John R04/04/2020
Easy to install Good iinstructions
by: John 10/06/2022
The second one I have bought for 2 different vehicles easy install and works great
by: Bruce 09/13/2022
Very easy to install getting the wire to the front is the hardest part
by: Melanie12/01/2018
It's been a year and happy to report all is still working fine! No issues!
by: Steve 08/03/2021
Steve T.
8/4/2022
Great
Steve T.
8/4/2022
Great
by: Glenn05/12/2019
Easy to install and works as intended.
by: Cary12/05/2017
Easy to install never a problem
by: Randall04/14/2017
All the products I ordered arrived on time and were exactly what I needed. The online ordering was easy and fast. They followed up with me and updated my order status to let me know everything. Great pricing as well.
by: John12/12/2020
Works great, easy to install, quick del ivery
by: Kenneth04/06/2024
by: Rick02/10/2022
Tammie P was very helpful and knew the products. Everything I needed was available and shipped very quickly. Order arrived in 3 days.
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view full answer... - Parts Needed to Flat Tow a 2007 Honda CR-V Behind a MotorhomeYes, I will be happy to tell you what you will need to flat tow your 2007 Honda CR-V behind your motorhome. There are 5 major components needed: base plates, tow bar, safety cables, lighting, and supplemental braking. For base plates I recommend Roadmaster EZ5 base plates # RM-521559-5. These base plates are compatible with all Roadmaster RV mounted tow bars. And when the arms are removed the base plates are basically invisible so they will have a minimal impact on the visual appearance...
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John
12/3/2018
The wiring is working just fine advice to all people installing make sure you planned your wiring Route before you install that way you will have no issues or chasing wires On something you did not see.